MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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